Q: Is 989,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 989,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 989,900 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 989900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 190 380 475 521 950 1,042 1,900 2,084 2,605 5,210 9,899 10,420 13,025 19,798 26,050 39,596 49,495 52,100 98,990 197,980 247,475 494,950 and 989,900, with no remainder.

Since 989,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,900, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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